Dale Denno Explained

Dale J. Denno (May 1, 1950 – April 16, 2019) was an American politician who served in the Maine House of Representatives. He was also the assistant attorney general of Maine.

Early life

Denno was born on 1 May 1950 in California and raised in New York.[1] He graduated from Syracuse University and Cornell Law School.[2]

Career

Denno worked for Unum for sixteen years, followed by a stint as assistant attorney general of Maine.[3] He served on the SAD 51 School Board from 1991 to 1997 and was the chair of the school board in 1995 and 1996.[4] [5] Denno later became an instructor at Saint Joseph's College of Maine and manager of the Preble Street Soup Kitchen.[6] He retired from the directorship of the Office for Family Independence within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in 2013.[7]

Denno contested the open seat of Maine House of Representatives member Steve Moriarty in 2014, losing to Mike Timmons.[8] Denno defeated Timmons in 2016.[9] In November 2018, Denno retained his seat against Republican candidate Tamsin Thomas.[10] [11] Following a diagnosis of lung cancer in 2018, Denno announced that he would resign from the state legislature in March 2019 and endorsed Steve Moriarty.[12] [13] [14] The special election for Denno's legislative seat in district 45 was scheduled for 11 June 2019.[15] [16]

Personal life

Denno died of lung cancer on 16 April 2019, aged 68.[17]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/dale-denno-obituary?pid=192615289 Dale Denno-obituary
  2. News: Dale Denno . 17 April 2019 . Portland Press Herald . 5 October 2016.
  3. News: Shepherd . Michael . Former Maine legislator who resigned last month dies of cancer . 17 April 2019 . Bangor Daily News . 17 April 2019.
  4. https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/151382/dale-denno# Votesmart.org.-Dale Denno
  5. Web site: Dale Denno For Maine House . 2019-04-18 . 2019-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418102741/https://daledenno.com/ . dead .
  6. News: Nee . Liam . Southern Maine lawmaker dies amid cancer fight at 68 . 17 April 2019 . WCSH . 17 April 2019.
  7. News: Thistle . Scott . Former Cumberland lawmaker dies after resignation in March . 17 April 2019 . Portland Press Herald . 17 April 2019.
  8. News: Lear . Alex . GOP House wins: Timmons over Denno, Chace unseats Graham . 17 April 2019 . The Forecaster . 5 November 2014.
  9. News: Ellis . Colin . Cumberland's Denno unseats Timmons in Maine House rematch . 17 April 2019 . The Forecaster . 5 November 2016.
  10. News: Lear . Alex . House District 45: Incumbent, newcomer both emphasize civility . 17 April 2019 . The Forecaster . Portland Press Herald . 4 October 2018.
  11. News: Lear . Alex . Cumberland legislator faces challenge from political newcomer . The Forecaster . 24 September 2018 . 19 April 2019.
  12. News: Lear . Alex . Cancer forces Cumberland state Rep. Denno to resign . 17 April 2019 . The Forecaster . 26 March 2019.
  13. News: Miller . Kevin . Cumberland state representative resigning for health reasons . 17 April 2019 . Portland Press Herald . 26 March 2019.
  14. News: Acquisto . Alex . Cancer forces Democrat to give up his seat in the Maine House . 17 April 2019 . Bangor Daily News . 26 March 2019.
  15. News: Special election set to fill District 45 House seat . 17 April 2019 . Maine Secretary of State . 29 March 2019.
  16. News: Acquisto . Alex . Special election set to replace Maine state rep who resigned . April 19, 2019 . Bangor Daily News . March 29, 2019.
  17. News: Lear . Alex . Former Cumberland-Gray state Rep. Denno succumbs to cancer . 17 April 2019 . The Forecaster . 17 April 2019.

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